Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Mary MathewsAdams880 Dead Love
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And both are marked by tombstones white.
The one stands in the churchyard near,
The other hid from mortal sight.
And learn who lies beneath the stone;
The other name is written where
No eyes can read it but my own.
And cherish it with loving hands;
I shun the single withered leaf
That tells me where the other stands.
In summer days I often go;
From this white stone that nearer lies
I turn me with unuttered woe.
And make no more of life a part,
Let witness be where all can see,
And not within a living heart.